Understanding Men’s Health and the use of Violence- Interface of rape and HIV in South Africa

Brief:South Africa has one of the highest rates of rape reported to the police in the world and the largest number of people living with HIV. There is considerable concern about the links between these two problems. This report looks at The aim of this research was to understand the prevalence of rape perpetration in a random sample community-based adult men, to understand factors associated with rape perpetration, and to describe intersections between rape, physical intimate partner violence, and HIV. The study was conducted in three districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal Provinces – spanning geographical areas: rural, urban and city.This report assesses the study, based on rape prevalence, patterns of rape, factors associated with rape, associations between HIV and rape and associations between intimate partner violence and HIV.